Quotes by Vince Lombardi

Vince Lombardi

Vince Lombardi

American football player

Lived from: 1913 - 1970

Category: Athletes Country: FlagUnited States

Born: 11 june 1913 Died: 3 september 1970

  • It's easy to have faith in yourself and have discipline when you're a winner, when you're number one. What you've got to have is faith and discipline when you're not yet a winner.

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  • Build for your team a feeling of oneness, of dependence on one another and of strength to be derived by unity.
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  • A man can be as great as he wants to be. If you believe in yourself and have the courage, the determination, the dedication, the competitive drive and if you are willing to sacrifice the little things in life and pay the price for the things that are worthwhile, it can be done.
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  • A school without football is in danger of deteriorating into a medieval study hall.
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  • All right Mister, let me tell you what winning means... you're willing to go longer, work harder, give more than anyone else.
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  • Coaches who can outline plays on a black board are a dime a dozen. The ones who win get inside their player and motivate.
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  • Dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success. I think you can accomplish anything if you're willing to pay the price.
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  • Fatigue makes cowards of us all.
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  • Football is like life - it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.
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  • I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.
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  • If you aren't fired up with enthusiasm, you'll be fired with enthusiasm.
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  • If you can accept losing you can't win. If you can walk you can run. No one is ever hurt. Hurt is in your mind.
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  • If you'll not settle for anything less than your best, you will be amazed at what you can accomplish in your lives.
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  • Inches make champions.
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  • Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.
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  • It is time for us all to stand and cheer for the doer, the achiever - the one who recognizes the challenges and does something about it.
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  • It's easy to have faith in yourself and have discipline when you're a winner, when you're number one. What you've got to have is faith and discipline when you're not yet a winner.
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  • It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up.
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  • Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.
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  • Leaders aren't born, they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that's the price we'll have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal.
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  • Mental toughness is many things. It is humility because it behooves all of us to remember that simplicity is the sign of greatness and meekness is the sign of true strength. Mental toughness is spartanism with qualities of sacrifice, self-denial, dedication. It is fearlessness, and it is love.
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Questions and Answers

What are the most famous quotes from Vince Lombardi?

The two most famous quotes from Vince Lombardi are:

  • "Build for your team a feeling of oneness, of dependence on one another and of strength to be derived by unity."
  • "A man can be as great as he wants to be. If you believe in yourself and have the courage, the determination, the dedication, the competitive drive and if you are willing to sacrifice the little things in life and pay the price for the things that are worthwhile, it can be done."

When did Vince Lombardi live?

Vince Lombardi was born in 1913 and died in the year 1970.